Mariana Gurkova

Mariana Dimitrova Gurkova-Franco is a Bulgarian pianist, born in Sofia. Gurkova, who nowadays is a naturalised Spanish citizen, settled in Madrid in 1988. A former head professor at Badajoz's Conservatory, she is a teacher at Madrid's Real Conservatorio Superior.

*Record of piano prizes, incomplete*
Year	Competition	Prize	1st prize winner
1985	VI Ettore Pozzoli, Seregno	0000 2nd prize	Klára Würtz
1989	I Jacinto e Inocencio Guerrero	0000 1st prize
1989	XXXII Premio de Jaén	0000 2nd prize	Martin Zehn
1990	X Paloma O'Shea, Santander	Semifinalist diploma	1st prize void
1992	XI Paloma O'Shea, Santander	000Finalist prize	Eldar Nebolsin
1992	VIII José Iturbi, Valencia	0000 3rd prize	1st prize void.

References

Review of a performance of Vladiguerov's 3rd Piano Concerto - El País, May 3, 1999
Profile at the Fundación Juan March

External links

Personal webpage

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